Bitcoin II (BC2) mining pool

Bitcoin II is a SHA-256 coin with a much lower network difficulty than Bitcoin — one of the most realistic solo targets for a home ASIC.

Connect your miner

# Bitcoin II on BCMonster
URL: stratum+tcp://bcmonster.com:7777
User: YOUR_BC2_ADDRESS.workername
Pass: x (pool) — or m=solo (solo)

Use a Bitcoin II (BC2) address as the username. Add .anyname after it to name each machine.

Ports for every miner size

Tier	For	Start diff	Pool port	Solo port
Standard	up to 99 TH/s — Bitaxe, NerdQAxe, home ASICs	20K	`7777`	`7779`
Pro	100–499 TH/s and NiceHash / MRR / Braiins rentals	500K	`7778`	`7780`
Elite	500+ TH/s — big rigs, farms, large rentals	3.5M	`7781`	`7782`
ESP32 lottery	NerdMiner, NMMiner and other ESP32 boards	0.001	`9987`	`9997`

Not sure which tier? Pick by one machine's hashrate, or open Quick Connect on the dashboard and choose your miner.

About Bitcoin II mining

Bitcoin II follows Bitcoin's design — UTXO model, SHA-256 proof of work, fixed supply — on a much smaller network. Its lower difficulty gives home ASICs in the TH/s range genuinely competitive solo odds, and BCMonster has found BC2 blocks.

Why mine BC2 on BCMonster

Solo or pool on every port. Password x = pool (PPLNS), m=solo = solo (you keep the whole block). Or use the dedicated solo port.
Flat 1.5% fee, pool and solo. Payouts are checked every 2 minutes.
AsicBoost (version rolling) on every port, Stratum V2 on every Standard, Pro and Elite port, and BCMonster Rapid Tune difficulty that settles in minutes.
No account or sign-up needed — your wallet address is your login. Live stats on your own worker page.

Minimum payout: 0.01 BC2.

Common questions

What is the BCMonster Bitcoin II stratum address?

stratum+tcp://bcmonster.com:7777 (Standard), 7778 (Pro / rentals), 7781 (Elite), or 9997 for ESP32 lottery miners. Username is your BC2 address, password x for pool or m=solo for solo.

Can I solo mine Bitcoin II on BCMonster?

Yes. Set the password to m=solo, or use the solo ports (7779 Standard, 7780 Pro, 7782 Elite). If you find a block you keep the whole reward minus the 1.5% fee.

Can I mine Bitcoin II with a Bitaxe?

Yes. Bitcoin II is SHA-256, so a Bitaxe or any Bitcoin ASIC works. Use port 7777 (Standard) with a BC2 address, password m=solo to solo mine.

More answers in the full FAQ, or ask in the pool chat.

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Updated 2026-11-02 · All coins and miners